From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "Jim D"  wrote in message news:2019030323053891089-Not@ThisAddresscom...   
      
   > The comments on that link seem to say it's a power supply issue, or bad   
   > connection .. solder.  Eh, seems reasonable to me.   
      
   I was suspecting some kind of intermittent connection problem, but the Meade   
   person I talked to seem totally uninterested, which tells me that Meade   
   deserves that same level of concern when I decide to spend a bundle on a   
   telescope...although I'd still like to fix it.   
      
   > I know this sounds cold, but I'd toss the thing in the trash.   
      
   It's in the closet, basically one step away from the trash right now. But   
   I'd like to fix it anyway rather than just give up on it.   
      
   > Don't know what it cost, but my experience with tiny surface mount repairs   
   > has led me to believe it's not worth it, no matter the value of whatever.   
      
   I got it for free. It was given to me in a 'fix-up' condition, which I plan   
   to do. The flimsy ultra light weight mount had some of its hardware   
   missing - no surprise - it's Crap - but I *expect* more from the 'scope!   
      
   If Meade had any integrity, they'd help me get things up and running, even   
   if that meant exchanging it for a new 'scope that they replaced that model   
   with, it's only the Right thing to do IF their name actually means anything   
   to them, *and* IF they'd like it to mean something positive to me!   
      
   > Buy something manual.   
      
   JimD   
      
   I want at least a clock drive and setting circles so I can 'bounce' it   
   around the sky to anything I'd like to look at.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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